Scenery trimmer



, Nov. 6 1323.

1,473,336 H. A. CONNELLY SCENERY TRIMMER Filed Noir. 11. 1922 weight.

llatented Nov. 6, i923.

stars HENRY n. oornvnnnv, on rnrnananrnie, PENNSYLVANIA. l

SCENERY TBIMMER.

Application led November The lines by which scenery is suspended' are usually passed over sheaves and brought together and connected with a counter- However, where the lines are brought together itr they are not of approV priate lengths the scenery will notl hang,r correctly and it is a diflicult matter to trim it.

The principal object oi the present invention is to provide a sceneiy trimmer adapted for successful and interchangeable use with ve or even four or threescenery lines and hence especially adapted to meet the requirements of traveling shows. Another oh- `iect of the invention is to facilitate the application and use of the trimmer. Otheroo jects of the invention will appear from the lollowinp; description.

The invention will be claimed at the end hereof but will be first described in connection with the embodiment of it chosen for illustration in the accompanying drawings teaming part herein and in which Figure l is a generally diagrammatic view illustrating features of the invention.

lTigQQ is a view of the trimmer, and

3 is a perspective view drawn to an arged scale and illustrating features of invention. n the drawings l is a three-pulley multiile block having counter".l eight attaching provisions 2 shown as 'consisting of a ring or loop to which vthe counterweight ct is attached. 3 are a series oi` live scenery line couplings arranged in spa-cedrelation with the block l with single blocks 4l, and of k which the other ihres are provided with dead-eyes 5.. As shown the couplings are provided with clamps for the scenery lines and the clamps consistV of openings or loops 6 bridged by hinged tong-ues 7; With the tongueropen a bight orn Ithe Vline b can be passed through the loop 6 and .overvthe tongue 7 and in that way conveniently seand or" which twoare provided 11, 1922, sensi no. escasa.

cured to the coupling. 8 is avrope or cable*v -reeved through the blocks l and 4 with its ends attached to the center oir' the dead-eyes 5. 9 is a second rope or chain attached to the `clock l andto the tifth one of the cou` plings i. e. the center deadeye.

Thereare show-'n ivescenery Vlines-of which. one ifs-attached to'each coupling 3, `but usually fewer Vthan .five scenery lines are emf nl ed and in that case thev chain 9 and its eoiuiling' which in whi saiiet l cause it from la` three scene y provided with a block is dispensed with and the cable fl is arranged pulleysot the block l and through the pulley the remaining coupling- 3, and the chain 9 can be utilized as abovedescribed; v.Evi` dently the described relations of the parts of the trimmer permit the scene, c to come to level position automatically upon Vstriking the floor ot the stage, the cable 8 working through the Vblocks for that purpose.

lt will be obvious to thosey skilled in'the art to which the invention relates that modifica-tions may be made in details of construction and arrangement without departing from the spirit. oft theinventionyhence the' Y invention is not limited to those matters or'- ot-herwise than as the prior art and the appended claim'may require.`

l claim: Y Y

A scenery trimmer adapted for use with put into the cGunterweight` s usually a sand bag, or else conin slack rel n to one of the lines cli case it provides Van element of cable 8 should break `heprevent the entire scene c uld ln cases where there are but unes, one oi the clamps that 1s three, four and live line sets and comprisingthe combination of a three-pulley multiple block having counterwelght provisions, 'a sethrough the outside ries of tive scenery linecoupllings arranged Y the block and of in Vspaced relation with n provided with single blocks which two are and owhicn the other three areprovided HENRY A. CONNELLYQ r cable reeved Y.

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